Dante

American  

[dan-tee, dahn-tay, dahn-te] / ˈdæn ti, ˈdɑn teɪ, ˈdɑn tɛ /

noun

1. Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.

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Dante British  

/ ˈdæntɪ, ˈdante, ˈdɑːnteɪ /

noun

1. full name Dante Alighieri ( Italian aliˈɡjɛːri). 1265–1321, Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia (?1309–?1320), an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova (?1292), in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice

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Dante Cultural  

1. An Italian poet of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; his full name was Dante Alighieri. Dante is remembered for his masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, an epic about hell, purgatory, and heaven. The Divine Comedy was written as a memorial to Beatrice, a woman whom Dante loved and who died at an early age.

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Other Word Forms

• Dantean
  adjective

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Dante

Dante Galeazzi, president of the Texas International Produce Association, told Houston Public Media that at one point the fresh tomato market had jumped to about $80 a box.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

They immediately signed winger Julian Draxler for about half the fee received for Kevin de Bruyne in 2016, as well as others including veteran defender Dante.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Former college quarterback AJ Woodin discovered a physical tell in Oregon quarterback Dante Moore’s stance that signaled plays before the snap.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

More than five million people across Borneo and Sumatra are directly exposed to the health risks from haze, deputy health minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said last month.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Everyone else was doing someone like Shakespeare, Dante, or John Milton.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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